Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no practical protection against the ...

Let’s talk about why you should be wearing N95 masks instead of cloth or surgical masks if you want to protect yourself from harmful particulates released by the Southern California wildfires.

The coronavirus outbreak around the globe has led to a shortage of protective face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says healthcare workers should use homemade masks as a last ...

But the Food and Drug Administration has also approved some KN95 and FFP2 masks made in China and Europe that offer comparable protection. Disposable surgical masks are also made of non-woven fabric.

PETALING JAYA: There is only one way to wear a surgical mask correctly, and that is with the coloured side facing outside. And it doesn’t matter if you are wearing the mask because you are sick ...

There are different types of masks to protect the body, including surgical or cloth masks, N95 mask, N99 mask, N100 mask, P95 ...

Mask up if you're headed to a Brown University hospital — but newly acquired St. Anne’s in Fall River and Morton in Taunton are exempt. Here's why.

The trust said fluid-repellent surgical masks have been made available at stations at all the hospital's entrances and exits. A spokesperson for the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation ...

Due to high community transmission rates of respiratory viruses, effective Wednesday, Jan. 22, Brown University Health announced it will reinstate masking requirements to protect patients, staff and ...